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Most artists make the majority of thier money by touring. It is and will always be impossible to "pirate" a live concert experience. Most artists make next to nothing off of CD/album sales. -Mike Petrucelli (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Calling it Quits
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(...) Since my name continues to reappear, I'll reiterate: I know this thread is long over, and it would probably be best to simply leave it alone, but something needs to be clarified. I don’t believe that anybody was really offended by the joke. (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: 20 Years of TLC's Frustration with "LEGOS"
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(...) I would agree---except for what we do (FTE/ITW/EDA). All of those lists, tend towards tape trading _of non commerical material_ from the artist. It is seen as being done of love of the artist not out of spite. I mean, I own all the albums by (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) That's a good vision, but I'm concerned that it won't pan out that way. As long as someone--a loyal fan or not--is comfortable paying less or nothing for someone else's IP, there will always be considerable piracy. Even the alleged writer (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Calling it Quits
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Hey Mark... Pretty Good joke! Matt (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: 20 Years of TLC's Frustration with "LEGOS"
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(...) I am definitely stunned that that one got by the lawyers. To me, that kind of thing just smells of disrespect for IP (which our world seems to be giving less and less respect for - I'm wondering what the music scene will be several decades (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Calling it Quits
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(...) Perhaps I could stand to lighten up, but perhaps I'm also genuinly concerned for our community, but maybe I shouldn't. Perhaps I should just let the community go where it wants. Maybe I shouldn't care about my fellow man. If you believe I am (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: I'm sorry
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(...) I wasn't particularly offended by it, but it did bother me, for a couple of reasons. The first being "What the (heck) is this doing in my e-mail?"...like a lot of people, I subscribe to .announce by e-mail; unlike many of those, I read a lot (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Calling it Quits
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"Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:3ABF58EB.1D70@m...ing.com... (...) Mark put in some clues of his own. Did you read down on the side of his message, all the capital letters lined up to spell 'APRIL FOOLS' and the FUT was set (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Thanks for raising those last points about "show[ing] genuine concern for someone giving it up, and then getting slammed for it." And "[r]ealize that people come here for a variety of reasons and with various backgrounds." Indeed, the joke was (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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